WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

"You know, we ought to..."

"Hey, what do you think about us doing..."

"We used to _______ and we should maybe try it again..."

How do preachers spell relief?  Well, I promise you it's not I-D-E-A-S.  At least, not the kind of ideas that come from people who have no intention of actually seeing their idea through to fruition.

Obviously, ideas are golden, ESPECIALLY in the ministry.  Creativity is crucial for the individual, the local church, the mission field, etc.  Like the Gatlin Brothers once sang, "I did not mean to mislead you..."

Without ideas, we grow stagnate.  Well, that's not exactly true, is it?  If you've become stagnate, you aren't growing at all, are you?  Aren't there enough stagnate Christians and churches around today already?  Do we really need another of either?  I don't want to be around either one, do you?   

That's where ideas from folks whose feet, hands, or resources, will NEVEREVEREVER catch up to the running of their mouths are so FRUSTRATING!  Look, if I come to you and say, "We should start this ministry/group/Bible study/collection, ETC.," I WOULD EXPECT YOU TO HOLD ME TO TASK AND MAKE ME PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS BY HELPING START SAID THING!"

People get tired of getting hung out to dry by folks who go from all gung-ho to no-show. Trust me on that.

Trust me, too, when I say I know a good leader should be able to keep the folks he works with, be it on a professional or voluntary basis, motivated.  That's where you come in.  Pray for me to do a better job in that regard.  I could use a BIG DOSE of motivation myself these days.